(there is) no smoke without fire In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "(there is) no smoke without fire", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Evelyn Nguyen calendar 2021-02-22 05:02

Meaning of (there is) no smoke without fire

Synonyms:

where there's smoke there's fire

(there is) no smoke without fire British saying

If there's a rumor about someone or something, there must be a good reason for it.

If you didn't steal her purse, so why did she accuse you? There's no smoke without fire.

There must be someone that drives her crazy. There's no smoke without fire.

The accusation may not be wrong. There's no smoke without fire.

There's rumor that ABC bank is going bankrupt. There's no smoke without fire.

Other phrases about:

on no account
Under no circumstances
for (a/some) reason(s) best known to (oneself)

When describing someone's behavior, this phrase is used to imply that it is perplexing or perverse.

Origin of (there is) no smoke without fire

The saying first appeared in the late 1300s.

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